Cigar atlas · Medium
Rocky Patel Fifty Five: flavour profile and cigars like it
Rocky Patel Fifty Five is a handmade cigar made in Nicaragua. Its published strength is medium. It has a wrapper grown in Nicaragua and filler from Nicaragua. The tasting notes in our sources point to cedar, earth, pepper, cocoa and sweetness.
If you like it, the closest matches in the palate test are Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich Maduro and Mayflower Dusk.
What does Rocky Patel Fifty Five taste like?
- cedar and wood
- earth and leather
- pepper and spice
- cocoa and coffee
- natural sweetness
How strong is it, and what's in it?
| Wrapper | Nicaraguan |
|---|---|
| Binder | Costa Rican |
| Filler | Nicaraguan |
| Strength | Medium as published by rockypatel.com |
| Body | Medium-bodied |
| Made in | Nicaragua |
| Made by | Rocky Patel Premium Cigars |
| Factory | Tabacalera Villa Cubana S.A. (TAVICUSA), Estelí |
| Sizes | Corona 4×55 · Robusto 5.5×55 · Toro 6.5×55 · Titan 8×55 |
Strength here means nicotine, which mostly comes from the filler. Wrapper colour is not a strength guide.
What reviewers say
- cigaraficionado.com: 89 points, Robusto, 5 1/2 x 55 (2017)In our words: The review notes woods, coffee, earth, char, and baking spice.
Scores as published by the magazine or retailer, for the size named. Notes are our summary of the review, not quotes. We don't score cigars ourselves.
About Rocky Patel Fifty Five
The line. Fifty-Five commemorates Rocky Patel’s fifty-fifth birthday. rockypatel.com
The brand. Rocky Patel’s TAVICUSA is its Estelí factory. The company says its premium Nicaraguan brands are hand rolled there. rockypatel.com
Cigars like Rocky Patel Fifty Five
- Espinosa Knuckle Sandwich MaduroClosest matchSumatra wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Mayflower DuskAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Tatuaje TattooAlso fitsHabano wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, about the same strength.
- Oz Family Cigars Pi SynesthesiaAlso fitsSan Andrés wrapper · MediumAbout the same strength.
- Warped La HaciendaOne step furtherCorojo wrapper · MediumAlso made in Nicaragua, more fruit and floral, about the same strength.
Picked by the palate test's own engine, as if you named Rocky Patel Fifty Five as a favourite: never more than one strength step above it, plain tobacco only, one cigar per brand.